Meerut: In a barbaric act, a man killed his 23-year-old girl in Meerut. It is believed that he was upset as he did not have a son. Police on Saturday arrested the accused who is an engineer by profession and worked with ONGC.

He allegedly strangled his daughter, a final year student of B.Com, on Friday while his wife was away at work. Later he took the victim to the hospital where she was declared dead.

The victim's elder sister, who was present in the house at the time of incident, reportedly said that her father used to complain about not have a son.